Should elections be less competitive? In April we talked with UTD Associate Professor of Political Science, Thomas L. Brunell, Ph. D.. His recent book is “Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America” (Routledge, 2008).
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What is the human rights situation in Darfur? How are people coping in Iraq? We talked in March with one of the world’s premiere authorities on human rights – former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland. Egeland’s recent book is “A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity” (Simon and Schuster, 2008).
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What will actually help your brain perform better and what won’t? In March we talked with neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt, co-author of the book “Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life” (Bloomsbury, 2008).
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You hear him each week on the Marketplace Morning Report’s Sloan Sessions. We talked about the economy, business, and journalism with Allan Sloan, Senior Editor-at-Large for Fortune Magazine when he was in town to speak at SMU in February.
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Where is the country headed politically and how can regular Americans maintain their voice? Earlier this year we discussed the history and future of American politics with former two-term San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. He was in town to address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth and promote his recently published memoir is “Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times” (Simon and Schuster, 2008).
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Has America’s foreign policy since the end of the Cold War actually made us more vulnerable to terrorist attack? Veteran CIA counterterrorism officer Michael Scheuer thinks so. We examined the security situation with Scheuer in February. His recent book is “Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq” (Free Press, 2008).
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How do stepfamilies differ from traditional families and how can communication styles influence these relationships? Earlier this year we spent an hour with Paul Schrodt, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Texas Christian University who has studied stepfamily systems.
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What is religious extremism and how can the faithful of different religions peacefully co-exist? We talked with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, author of “You Don’t Have to be Wrong For Me to be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism” (Harmony, 2007), when he was in town to speak to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Dallas last January.
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What does the future hold for Latin America? According to Economist Americas Editor Michael Reid, a prosperous, fairer, and more democratic Latin America is just over the horizon. Reid’s recent book on the subject is “Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America’s Soul” (Yale, 2008). We talked with him last February.
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If you haven’t noticed, China is a big deal. They’re hosting the Olympics, manufacturing almost everything, and building more power plants faster than any other country on earth. We took a closer look at China last March with journalist Ted Fishman, author of “China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World” (Scribner, 2006), which is out in paperback. Dallas Morning News Business Columnist Cheryl Hall joined us during the scene segment to discuss her recent series on the Millennial Generation.
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Can democracy and globalization help forge a solution to the historic problems in the Middle East? We’ll spend this hour with Robin Wright, diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post and author of “Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East” (Penguin Press, 2008).
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How does our fast-paced, success-driven culture affect children? We’ll find out this hour with journalist Carl Honor??. His new book is “Under Pressure: Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting” (Harper One, 2008).
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